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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Moe Berg invited to attend spring training in 1932?
(a) Kansas City, MO.
(b) Dallas, TX.
(c) Biloxi, Mississippi.
(d) Knoxville, TN.

2. Who did the Washington Senators lose to in the 1933 World Series?
(a) The Chicago Cubs.
(b) The Chicago White Sox.
(c) The Boston Red Sox.
(d) The New York Giants.

3. What color suits did Moe Berg traditionally wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

4. Where did Bernard Berg begin working in New York after immigrating?
(a) A laundry.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A factory.
(d) The docks.

5. What starting catcher went down in the 1932 season, allowing Moe Berg to step in?
(a) Roy Spencer.
(b) Pyotr Kapitsa.
(c) Edoardo Amaldi.
(d) John Kieran.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many languages did Moe Berg study while earning his B.A. degree?

2. Who established and headed the OIAA?

3. What kind of movie camera did Moe Berg take with him on his second trip to Japan?

4. What was the maiden name of Moe Berg's mother?

5. What was Moe Berg's batting average at the end of the season of 1933?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Moe Berg's first trip to Japan in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"?

2. What university did Moe enter in 1919? What was his demeanor there described as?

3. What led to Moe Berg's second Japan trip in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"? What other ballplayers went on the tour?

4. What happened academically and in Moe Berg's sports career in 1929 in Chapter 5, "Good Field, No Hit"?

5. Why did Moe Berg begin the 1926 season late in Chapter 5, "Good Field, No Hit"?

6. For whom did Moe Berg play in the 1933 season in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"? How was his performance described?

7. Where did Moe Berg travel after his first trip to Japan in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"?

8. How does author Nicholas Dawidoff describe Moe Berg's sports persona in Chapter 1, "The Public Berg: Professor Moe"?

9. Describe Moe Berg's rooftop filming in Japan in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera." Where did he film from?

10. What did Moe Berg do to earn a high impression from John McGraw in Chapter 4, "Robin in Paris"? What academic pursuits did Moe Berg attain in Paris?

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